First let me say I know Ebay isn't the most secure place in the world to sell things like laptops, but it's about my only place I can list it and expect to get a reasonable amount for it. I could put it here in the FS forum but everyone there knows you can get a dirt cheap, fairly powerful system from Dell with rebates and all. I could list it at amazon.com but there's not enough traffic there and it might take years to sell.
What I need form you expert Ebay sellers is tips on what to do, not to do, say, not say, find out, and otherwise do to protect myself from would-be scammers. I have a PayPal premium account.
Here's what I already know:
1) Paypal CC payments can be chargebacked to you for no apparent reason. That's all I know about that. I don't know what Paypal's rules are about initiating one.
2) Paypal isn't the best place to complete a transaction. I know the company likes to randomly freeze assets and be a pain about explaining why.
3) If I sell international at all, it will only be to Canada. I know not to send it to Nigeria or Romania.
4) I know to request phone #'s, addresses, that sort of thing for the buyer so I have some way to trach them if something goes bad.
5) Ship with a service with tracking + insurance.
6) Have a return policy in the listing. Use clear actual photos. Delete pics of goat sex.
7) no transactions outside Ebay.
8) USPS money orders are more secure than PayPal.
Anything else I can do to protect myself, please let me know.
The expected transation amount is ~$1200-$1400.
What I need form you expert Ebay sellers is tips on what to do, not to do, say, not say, find out, and otherwise do to protect myself from would-be scammers. I have a PayPal premium account.
Here's what I already know:
1) Paypal CC payments can be chargebacked to you for no apparent reason. That's all I know about that. I don't know what Paypal's rules are about initiating one.
2) Paypal isn't the best place to complete a transaction. I know the company likes to randomly freeze assets and be a pain about explaining why.
3) If I sell international at all, it will only be to Canada. I know not to send it to Nigeria or Romania.
4) I know to request phone #'s, addresses, that sort of thing for the buyer so I have some way to trach them if something goes bad.
5) Ship with a service with tracking + insurance.
6) Have a return policy in the listing. Use clear actual photos. Delete pics of goat sex.
7) no transactions outside Ebay.
8) USPS money orders are more secure than PayPal.
Anything else I can do to protect myself, please let me know.
The expected transation amount is ~$1200-$1400.
